Sewing inspiration giving you ideas for your own makes using vintage fabrics and vintage style dress patterns.
Gina is running 2 more workshops this June (2023). Head to her website to book. Find the review of the workshop I attended below. Everyday I am inspired by the vintage fabrics that surround me in my studio. I’m in awe of the colours, prints and textures. I love creating mini collections with fabrics from…
Wendy Smock Hack by Maven Patterns Maven’s newsletter popped into my inbox yesterday and made me smile that Sharon from Maven is busy making a holiday wardrobe a few days before she heads of to Japan. She asks if we are all the same, making ahead of a tight deadline? Of course we are! I…
Summary of our first eco sewing event Saturday 22 April Thanks to everyone who came along to our fair on Saturday. I was nervous before it opened, ‘we will have too many people, not enough people?’ but all worked out in the end. It was lovely to see visitors I recognised from other sewing events…
Fashion Revolution Week at The Sew Sustainable Fair, London Saturday 22 April is Earth Day and the start of Fashion Revolution Week 2023. Which coincided with our first eco sewing event, Sew Sustainable Fair. We are took part in Fashion Revolution Week with a pledge wall to encourage sewists to get involved. Make a pledge…
At the Fashion And Textiles Museum, London Bursts of bright floral fabric in the form of these beautiful quilts was exactly what I needed on a cold grey afternoon in London. The eyes can’t take in all the detail in these incredible works of art. Just like a classical painting, the quilts give a different…
Soft to touch, these vintage fabrics bring a cosy vibe to winter sewing. Their surfaces are very slightly brushed creating a warm material to take us through to Spring. Each fabric has a burst of colour to brighten up our makes. Being vintage, I can’t guarantee their fibre content. They are estimated to be cotton…
Thanks for coming! Thank you for coming along to my first fabric swap. I’ve been wanting to arrange a fabric swap for ages and I’m so pleased how well it went. Thanks to everyone who came along. A swap only works with lots of participants donating their fabric and haberdashery supplies. I hope you went…
Sewing gifts are a great idea for the person that sews in your life. Sewing is a very individual hobby and it can be difficult to decide what to buy. In a Haystack have solved this problem by offering a flexible sewing gift. I’m thrilled to be included in this December’s pack, and this is…
The vintage fabrics that I sell on my online fabric shop are nearly always one off pieces, giving the sewist confidence to create an individual vintage style. I love making clothes from fabrics that I know I won’t see anyone else wearing. However, there is a negative aspect of this. I might admire a favourite…
And using up those scrap pieces ‘Left over scrap fabric is a conundrum for every stitcher’ says the organisers of the Knitting and Stitching Show. They invited me to share my ideas on scrap busting at the Creative Living Theatre at the show in October 2022. I wanted my advice to be as practical as possible…
